Mechanical Design Engineer
Mechanical
Design Engineer - Mining Equipment
Mechanical Design | Heavy Equipment | Hydraulics |
Product Engineering
Role
Overview
A Mechanical Design Engineer is required to
design, analyse and optimise mechanical systems, components and assemblies for
heavy mining and drilling equipment. The position combines detailed
engineering, CAD, calculations, design verification, manufacturing support and
field commissioning.
Key
Responsibilities
· Develop practical, safe and
manufacturable mechanical designs for heavy-duty equipment and assemblies.
· Produce engineering
calculations, 3D models, manufacturing drawings, bills of materials and
technical documentation.
· Design and integrate hydraulic
and mechanically driven systems for demanding operating environments.
· Support design reviews,
verification testing, prototype builds and first-of-type commissioning.
· Work closely with
manufacturing, supply chain, operations and development engineering teams.
· Investigate field issues and
implement design improvements to enhance reliability, maintainability and
performance.
· Manage engineering changes,
technical documentation and configuration requirements.
· Apply relevant drawing,
tolerancing, structural and engineering standards throughout the design
process.
Experience
& Requirements
· BEng / BSc in Mechanical
Engineering.
· Candidate Engineer registration
with ECSA, with a clear path toward professional registration.
· 5-8 years of mechanical design
engineering experience involving heavy rotating, drilling or comparable heavy
equipment.
· Experience in mining, drilling
or heavy-equipment OEM environments.
· Strong CAD modelling and
manufacturing-drawing capability, including engineering calculations and design
verification.
· Experience with hydraulic
systems and hydraulically driven equipment.
· Valid driver's licence and
medical fitness for workshop and operational / underground site exposure.
Advantageous
· Advanced Autodesk Inventor
and/or SolidWorks.
· FEA tools such as Ansys,
Inventor Nastran or equivalent.
· DFMA and Product Lifecycle
Management systems.
· Pr.Eng registration or relevant
postgraduate qualification.
· Experience with prototype
testing, commissioning and heavy underground mining equipment.
What
Will Make You Successful
· Highly analytical and
detail-focused with strong technical judgement.
· Hands-on engineer comfortable
in design office, workshop and field environments.
· Innovative, solution-oriented
and disciplined around engineering standards.